Battle of Shiromoni

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Battle of Shiromoni
Part of Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Date 13–17 December 1971 Location Shiromoni, Khulna, Bangladesh Result Bangladeshi-Indian victory [1]
Belligerents
Bangladesh  India	Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Major Abul Manzur Captain Joynal Abedin Major Gani † Major Mahendra Singh	Brigadier Hayat Khan
Units involved
Mukti Bahini Mujib Bahini Sector VIII Sector IX Indian Army 50th Parachute Brigade 45th Cavalry 1st Squadron 5th Cavalry	Pakistan Army 107th Infantry Brigade[2]
Casualties and losses
300 killed,[3] 26 armoured vehicles destroyed[4] 31 killed, 124 wounded[5]	157 killed 3,700 Surrendered[6][7]

The Battle of Shiromoni (Bengali: শিরোমণির যুদ্ধ) (13–17 December 1971) was fought during the Bangladesh Liberation War and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 between the Pakistani Army and the joint forces of the Bangladesh and Indian Army. This was one of the last battles of the Bangladesh Liberation War which continued until 17 December 1971, even though the commander of all Pakistani Forces in Bangladesh had already surrendered on 16 December 1971.^[8]